grab a digital camera. go to somewhere quiet and take pictures of anything. then turn the camera on yourself. don't fake a smile. photograph your grumpiness.

step two

keep taking pictures until something shifts. maybe its the sunshine, or that you feel beautiful or are wearing the most gigantic earrings. or maybe its just that your grumpiness wanted to be witnessed. smile, for reals.

step three

be silly. laugh at your ridiculous bed-head or a trying to be cool-face that didn't fly. don't anyalze it. just play.

Vivienne.. I've had a week filled with grumpiness. I am so over myself and my crap. My camera is my therapy. Thank you for sharing your version of the staircase.. the ones to take on up and out of the grumps. I love these pics, and honestly, your first one does not look grumpy at all... you look beautiful.

I love you Vivienne. I was about to go to bed, cause it is late. I checked my e-mail one last time for today, and there was a 5 page stinging criticism about a job I do (and care a lot about) in my in-box...ouch!! I really didn't want to go to bed with all those "you obviously have no idea how hard that job is" thoughts running through my head...I wanted something to cheer me up, to give me thoughts of love and acceptance while I wandered into dreamland. So, of course, this was the first place I came too. And even though it is now past the witching hour, and I have to get up early tomorrow, and it would be easier just to go to bed grumpy...I am off to take night photos of my grumpy self out in the garden....thanks Vivienne....

i am feeling very inspired right now after exploring your blog for about a half hour......just wonderful, as a jewelry designer, i'm not necessarily in the business of taking portraits, but i am feeling like it might be worth giving a try..... thank you!